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Palin and King E-Books Due Dec. 24

Amazon appeared to extend the downward pressure on e-book prices by offering pre-orders of Kindle versions of “Under the Dome,” Stephen King’s new novel, and “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin’s memoir, for $7.99 each. The publishers of the books — Scribner, a unit of Simon & Schuster, for “Under the Dome” and HarperCollins for “Going Rogue” — had delayed the e-book versions for several weeks after the publication of hardcover editions. “Under the Dome,” which was published in hardcover on Nov. 10 and priced at $35, and “Going Rogue,” released in hardcover on Nov. 17 and priced at $28.99, will not be released as e-books until Dec. 24. At barnesandnoble.com, the Web site of Barnes & Noble, “Going Rogue” is also available as an e-book pre-order for $7.99. Pre-orders of the e-book edition of “Under the Dome” still cost $9.99, the putative digital price for new releases and best sellers.

A version of this brief appears in print on December 11, 2009, on Page C6 of the New York edition with the headline: Palin And King E-Books Due Dec. 24. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe